Photographic objective



StAKUH RUUI L I 12 5 SUBSTITUTE FOR MISSING OR March 8,1960 4. BEIVRGER 2,927,507

' m-lo'rocmmc omc'nvz Filcd Opt. 28. 1957 I I I I, 1

I morocmmc OBJECTIVE Johannes Berger Heldenhelm, Germany assignor to Carl Zeb, fleldenl lelm (Brena), Wurttemberg; Germany Application mm as, 1951, Serlal No. 692,973 cum priority application c October 31, use 1 Claim. cl. ss-s'n The invention concerns photographic objectives of the Gauss type more particularly those which consist of four components separated from each other by air spaces, namely of. a collective meniscus-shaped front lens, of two also meniscus-shaped dispersive components which enclose the diaphragm and turn their concave sides towards it, andof a collective rear lens wherein the dispersive components are combined of two lenses of opposing refractive powers" each cemented together in such a way that the lenses standing next'to the diaphragm in these components are the dispersive lenses and show a higher dispersion than the collective lenses cemented to them.

The investigations forming the basis of the invention have shown that a good compromise between the individual image aberrations can be obtained if the following conditions are all observed: t

wherein f=the focal length of the objective v D,=the apical separation of the surfaces 3 and 8 .d =the axial thickness of the dispersive member standing behind the diaphragm V nj=the refractive index of the glass of the lens L n ==the refractive index of the glass of the lens L n =the refractive index of the glass of the lens L It is possible thereby to obtain a comparatively long focal intercept. This feature is essential if the objective is to be used in a single-lens reflex camera. Thus for instance in an objective according to the following numerical table the focal intercept is approximately equal to 0.70xf.

2,921501 Patented Mar. 8, 1960 The numerical values correspond to a focal length. f=l.

The figure of the accompanying drawing shows a sectional view of an o jective having values according to the following:

Table [Focal Intercept s'-0.70]

lenses Radlt Apical m t a Separations I4 dj-0.06561 L74400 44.. 7| -HA4862 +0 374492 tis=0.00199' n I415. d|=0.1l134 1.62041 all Ian ti|=0.26443 1. 57501 41. I

14v dc=0.02982 1.72825 28.!

Lv tin-0.00199 1. 74400 44.. re l-13.8740

In" d|=0.08549 1.74400 44..

wherein are designated:

An objective constructed according to. the above table I with a focal length of f-50 mm. has therefore a focal intercept of about 35 mm.; for a reflex camera of film size 24x36 mm. this corresponds almost exactly to the desired value. The numerical values of the table have furthermore been adjusted in such a way that the aforesaid objective with a focal length of 50 mm. can be fitted into a commercially available shutter of the size 00.

I claim: I

A photographic objective consisting of four components separated from each other by air spaces and more particularly of a collective meniscus-shaped front lens, of two also meniscus-shaped dispersive components which enclose the diaphragm and turn their concave sides towards it and of a collective rear lens wherein thedispersive components are combined from two lenses of opposing refractive powers each in such away that the lenses vstanding next to the diaphragm in these components are the dispersive lenses and show a higher dispersion than v the collective lenses cemented to them characterized by the combination of the following characteristics:

3 wherein I-the focal length of the objective D,=the apical separation of the 3 and 8 0 3;.

=thl: apical separation of the surfaces 5 and i L=the overall length of the objective 5 v. being the Abbe numbers of the glass materials ft)! the l =the axial thickness of the dispersive member standing in front of the diaphragm I l belngthelettsee', r; r being the radii. d, d. being the apical separations, n being the refractive indices,

d-line of the helium spectrum. and An/r being the power of refraction of the single lane surfaces.

References Clud lathe file of this patent d =the axial thickness of the dispersive member stand- 10 ing behind the diaphragm 1 n n,=the refractive indices of the glasses of the lenses L L L respectively for the d-line of the 2,532,751 helium spectrum, and further characterized in that the 15 2 777 362 individual surface refractive powers (An/r) differ by 2'784'643 a maximum of 10.185 each and the apical scpara tions (d) by a maximum of :0.020.] each from the 2,784,545 values taken from the following numerical example: 7

Lenses Radll Apical u u Anlr n -+o.0a1a2s-! +1.100404/I u 0,-0.00501-1 1.14400 44.0

1.44am 10502! 1: 2074402 Ln la O-lllM-I 1.02041 00.0

lie-0.02157, v n -+0.252100-I g1 Lu: h-Umf 1. 57801 41. 8

n --0.a1o502-/ 4.3447101] Liv tie-0.08824 1.72020 28.8

tit-0.115314 n -o.4171r&! +1.1sa4nl! Lv. 7 mm 874M tit-0.011! 1.14400 44.0 +0 I rm. til-0.005401 1.14400 44.0

UPI-0.780195] +0.00!!! UNITED S1 ATES PATENTS Baker Dec. 5, 1950 Berger et al. Apr. 22, 1958 

